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Banff female hockey expanding in 2016-17

Banff female hockey expanding in 2016-17

The Banff Hockey Academy female squad will have a full regular season starting in 2016-17.
Banff adopts local flag policy

Banff adopts local flag policy

Banff politicians have adopted a new policy to clarify and make it clearer when the Canadian flag can be lowered on solemn days of mourning.
Chapel doors open again at Mineral Springs

Chapel doors open again at Mineral Springs

It’s a place of healing, reflection, solitude, contemplation and worship and its doors are once again open and welcoming at Banff Mineral Springs Hospital.
Stewart Creek conservation easement in place after 10 years

Stewart Creek conservation easement in place after 10 years

The Stewart Creek Golf Course at last has a conservation easement in place covering a buffer area between its greens and the nearby Three Sisters wildlife corridor designated by the province.
Doctor serving Morley retires after 25 years

Doctor serving Morley retires after 25 years

The doctor has left the building. Dr. Heidi Schroter has spent more than two and a half decades at the Stoney Health Centre, working closely with families and children as a regularly visiting pediatrician, and she just retired.
Canmore council meeting video erased in error

Canmore council meeting video erased in error

The webcast video recording of a January council meeting that included the controversial decision to approve rezoning of land in the Peaks of Grassi has been accidentally deleted.
Banff considers increased snow clearing for pedestrian routes

Banff considers increased snow clearing for pedestrian routes

Banff politicians are taking a closer look at the municipality’s snow removal policy in a bid to do a better job of clearing snow and ice in certain areas, including those frequently used by seniors.
Environmental groups to boycott planning forum

Environmental groups to boycott planning forum

Environmental groups are boycotting Banff National Park’s annual planning forum amid concerns Parks Canada is too focused on commercial development and say the forum no longer provides an acceptable level of public accountability on management of the
MDP gets first reading

MDP gets first reading

The major statutory planning document that sets out the context in which the community of Canmore will develop over the next decade has been updated and rewritten and received first reading by council, meaning it is ready for the public hearing stage
MD questions Stoneys' affected status in ASP

MD questions Stoneys' affected status in ASP

The Municipal Government Board (MGB) will consider a 2016 date for the Dead Man's Flats Area Structure Plan (ASP) merit hearing, but first, Stoney Nakoda Developments Ltd.
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